McNary Declines Support in Oregon Committeeman Fight
McNary telegram from Washington denies endorsing Ralph Williams or any candidate for National Committeeman and rejects Tongue’s interview. he says he will stay neutral in Oregon Republican primaries and refuses interviews or literature from contestants’ adherents.
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United States
Mes. Nary
Williams
McNary
Washington
D. C
Chas
T. Early
Pith Junto Club
Portland
Wil Fians
Mr. Fithian
N Wal Whitteenan
Oregon
Lassume Negeibility
Ong Rts
Herbert Gordon Legislator With Noted Tax Bill Record
Herbert Gordon served in the 1917 1919 and 182 sessions of the legislature. He sat on the Ways and Means Committee in 1919 and 1921 and sponsored the Tax Supervision Bill. He claims to have saved the county $600,000 last year and urges support for home merchants.
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Herbert Gordon
Pelton Water Wheel Origin Shaped by California Miner Tale
A historic tale credits Lester A Pelton from Obie with inspiring the water wheel that powers modern turbines. On a scorching California day in 1600 a placer miner used hose water to wash gravel, a cow drinking nearby, and a blast struck the cow guiding Pelton to test a wagon wheel with cans on the rim, leading to his eventual invention.
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California
Lester A. Pelton
Obie
Pelton
Napoleon's Study of Law and Wartime Wit Across History
A garbled account links Napoleon’s rapid legal quoting to a prison memoir and recounts a tale from The Church at Work about a ceremonial wedding in Hankow with a misplayed Mendelssohn and a bridegroom marching to Onward Christian Soldier. It also notes the Oberammergau Passion Play rooted in a vow during 1688, its monk origins, and a pricey 19th century production built for the event.
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National Council of the Episcopel Church
Farviah the Muste
Hankow
China
Beges
Elsie Li
Elsie
Oberammergau
Obriet
Attle Baverian
Ettal
Rocine Dedier
Too Long to Wait Oldauwith Do You Refuse Me
Dialog shows a humorous exchange about age and time. Mr Oldauwith-Do you refuse me cause I am too old, while Miss Phupo argues you are not too old, only 90 years too young. The line captures a playful critique of age expectations.
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Mr. Oldauwith
Miss Phupo
Eternal Question Of Death In The Mortal Spirit
A meditation on mortality likening life to a passing meteor and a fading leaf. The poem traces how all ranks from king to peasant share graves and memories, repeating the same life cycle across generations, ending with the vulnerable question why the mortal spirit should be proud.
Call For St Johns Improvement Bonds Redemptions
Notice and call for redemption of St Johns Improvement bonds numbered 632 and 633 dated June 20 1913. Bonds to be paid with accrued interest on June 20 1922 at City Treasurer WM Adams Portland Oregon after which interest ceases. Date first published May 6 1922. Includes shareholder notice and unrelated notices.
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Wm, Adams
Portland
Oregon
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Down Town
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Sox
Mer
Phanga
Clark
People’s Bargain Store
Philadelphia Street
Masonic Building
Portland Telegram
Chas, L, McNary
Fithian
Tanley Myer
Ady
Napoleon
Napoleon I
Council of State
Treithard
Justinian
Thas
X'Lewis
D.C
A. Hansen
H. Wilson
Clarence Peterson
Columbia River
Sond and Bentiste
O.sietree House
Astoria
J. C. Bilyeu
Pessenden, Street
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